Pawn shop find: FEG Hi Power clone

DCC said:
You guys have all the luck...
Here in the UK I just seen a Walther PP in 32ACP with "RO" stamped on it. Anyone know what that means?
as a BTW I already own a PP IN 32ACP with "RFV" stamped on it...
Quiz - does anyone here know what that means?
ATB DCC
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Reichsfinanzverwaltung.

Olivehead1,

if you remove the magazine safety, it will improve the trigger dramatically. The Highpower design is a little bit aged and the Brownings are sought-after classics now but the guns still have more mechanical accuracy potential than most people are able to get out of it.

You did well on the purchase and it did clean up well :).
 
A lot of mags will fit in the mag well. CZ75 mags will lock in, but are too long, sticking out by 3/4” or so. I never tried one to see if it would feed. With Smith mags, I seem to recall the the catch for the mag release was different, but looked like something that could be modded fairly easily with a file and Dremel. Again, no idea if it would work right in place.

I did find a 10-round mag at Midway. That was several years ago, so no idea if they still have any. It looks as if restoring the original capacity wouldn’t be too hard. Maybe one of these days, I’ll get a round tuit, but it is not a high priority.
 
Have a really nice c.1988 Browning HP, and for reasons unknown did want a clone to knock around with. Settled on the FEG, a got a variation that I've not decided if I like yet....
It's the model with the 'heavy slide', ie., the slide lacks the froward 'cut' that so readily identifies a HP. It also has the vent rib, extended carry safety.
I polished the feed ramp, deleted the mag safety, and put some VZ grips on it. Trigger actually quite good now...hate to say it, but a little better than my Browning which I also removed the mag safety from.

This FEG shot better than I expected also, so jury's still out as I'm trying to decide on keeping it. The combo of heavy slide and vent rib,...just dunno.
 

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I've been looking for a Hi Power clone (FEG) for a while, and last week got a call about a BHP 69C "trade in" they (LGS) just took in and wondered if I was interested.

They texted me some photos and offered it to me at what I thought was a pretty good price, so of course I took it.

After I get a chance to shoot it, I'll decide if I'll remove the magazine safety, and I'm thinking that might just be good enough for me.
 

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I bought a FEG R9 about 20 years ago for less than $200. Not the same as the PJK, 20 lb trigger pull, no parts interchange. Traded it (happily) for a 2" sw model 10 rhat I still have. Joe
 
pharmer said:
I bought a FEG R9 about 20 years ago for less than $200. Not the same as the PJK, 20 lb trigger pull, no parts interchange. Traded it (happily) for a 2" sw model 10 rhat I still have. Joe
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That's the FEG "P9R". Bud's Gun Shop, for one, calls them "R9" pistols. I have no idea why, it just adds confusion.
 
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Old Corp said:
Have a really nice c.1988 Browning HP, and for reasons unknown did want a clone to knock around with. Settled on the FEG, a got a variation that I've not decided if I like yet....
It's the model with the 'heavy slide', ie., the slide lacks the froward 'cut' that so readily identifies a HP. It also has the vent rib, extended carry safety.
I polished the feed ramp, deleted the mag safety, and put some VZ grips on it. Trigger actually quite good now...hate to say it, but a little better than my Browning which I also removed the mag safety from.

This FEG shot better than I expected also, so jury's still out as I'm trying to decide on keeping it. The combo of heavy slide and vent rib,...just dunno.
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What you have is the FEG "FP9".

It's an interesting variation. I'm interested if you decide you want to sell it.
 
Muley Gil said:
When you rack the slide and the hammer is in the fired position (all the way down), you are compressing the recoil spring AND the mainspring. By cocking the hammer first, the mainspring is already mostly compressed.
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The weight of the hammer spring and the force needed to cock the hammer is figured in along with the recoil spring when determining how much total force is needed to delay the opening the of breech in delayed recoil locked breech pistols.

In blow back operated pistols, the force required to cock the hammer as the slide moves aft is a significant portion of the total resistance to the slide, almost as much as the recoil spring itself during the initial movement of the slide.
 
Btw does anyone know if the recoil spring in the P9R is the same or essentially the same as that in the Hi Power? Could a kink in the P9R’s recoil spring, even a slight one, cause the slide to be particularly hard to take off when field stripping? Asking for a friend.
 
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